Patron&#39;s service envelope



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l.. B. CAMPBELL.

PATRONS SERVICE ENVELPE' Filed July 2 1925 faam; CA RDS naman/mw Patentes Denia, 192165;

iftouis 3. caifrrnnttgijon'wAxAnsmkansasf' maar@smvrmwvttom VMy invention relatestof'patrons lservice envelope. y

rIhe object of my invention 'is to provide,l

an envelope for persons livinginthe rural districts in which to placetheir mail and placev same inrthemail box for transporta-'v tion'to thefpost office Vby the mailcarrien and there to be opened and the'contents ree moved, obviating thev lossof any .of the articles sought vto be mailed. f

A further obj ectof my invention is to pro-y i vide an envelope having the patrons name Y thereon so thatthe mail can also be placed therein and-delivered toits owner.

, A still furtherobject of my invention is toprovide an envelope having a` pocket atv tached theretoin which to place stamps'or' ymoneyanda note with instructions as tothe i Vpurpose for'which it is tofbe applied and 2o alsothe pocket to receive axcardlwith a .portionV of one side ,visible having information printed thereon' and the `card= being square, eight instructions may be printed y ceive the point of the flap `to be closed bythe side folds, protectingthe 'thereon and any one placed in view when the f f ical means.-

flap of the envelope is'opened.

A still further object of my invention is provide an envelope having a slot to reandl the slot contents from exposure therethrough.l y

These and otherobjectswill hereinafter'be more fully explained. J

' VReferring to the drawings. Y --F'g 1 is a view/showing but the printed instructions omitte Fig. 3 is anjend yview with the folds partly opened. l

Fig. 4 is a view of the envelope completely unfolded with one of the folds broken for instructions Von matter ofbusin'essvbetween t V.the patron andthe post ofiic'e,'and likewise any business or information to-be extended ieu lack 0f space for its full extent. l f

Fig. 5 is a view 'of one side of the information card. f

Fig. 6 is the opposite side view ofthe card. 2 Y .c

In the drawingsl is the flap and when being opened or yclosed it will bend `on the Vdotted line A which is spaced above the edge B of one of the folds, providing space for the protruding end of the instruction card hereinafter described. Y

In Fig. 4 I have shown approximately the shape ofthe envelope beforev being `the 'envelope f closed, partsjbroken away' for convenience -of illustration.

l V- pocket Fig. 2 is aview showing'the flag opened n representa-V tions vof mail matter such Vas letters C, and

C.v To fold the envelope whichjisl provided with folds 2 and 3, the said foldsare bent on v Yf l dotted lines D, and D.V VVhen'folded theirVV 60@` f ositions are as shown 'by-dotted lines E,.and Vthe ends lapping each otherl asiat; Fp

Vhenfthis'- is vfolded a second fold is made as shownf byl dotted. lline G. Then the nap? l vbeing closed'with its point 'H .enteringthe G5 slot 4 the envelope-then appears V asfshown WhenY the kletters ory other contents 'are inclosednotethe fold 3 laps overslot 4 as shown in Fig. 4, and when theV fold on line l70 i' Gris made the slot is closed. from the contents kby saidjfoldwliich is protected yfroindin lrect ycontactV by` rain, sno'wor other dama'g-ff ing elements, i'

l@The Ypocket-5'is attached'tor or may lbeffeV `v y made integralwiththe envelope, that fis to' say being "a part of the :sheet so cut that .by Vfolding ythe yendsfand yside .it will form y Y pocket without being attached Aby mechaninstruction 1 card 6 with one edgefexposed, Y having printed yinstructions thereon and lthe said card'beingsquare will' have different sides thereof, being a'total-of eight instrucations and what everinstruction is desired the attention vwill`be `brought".to bear bythe instructionV on 'The bendinfle M aan ma. 11i.

spaced from the edgeof the last fold asy at Vi VB' lso that the instruction card 6 will not be broken vwhen they flap I isclosedgl 90 r'The' said vpocket. is yalsofadapted to hold money, stamps oi'- notations with detailed to the Vpatron Vfrom the vpost oflice.

On Fig'. 1 isshowngcertain printed matterof instructions, and thatshown on the nap-1 is for thechange of address' of thef Y patron, and also the title of the envel0pe.

I do not confine myself to any particular 110 c the edgeiplo'truding fromthe 90 s i 'i kind of materiel, and vthe size and shape may be varied as lies Within :the scope of chey appended claim. Havinff Helius Letters Patent is n a, patrons service envelope,Y a; nonseal-- able envelope, a pocket attached to the outside vofthe envelope nd concealed byfthe flap being placed between the topv edge of the envelopeancl the slot,` said pocket being described iny invention',y f what I olzann as newend desire to secure by printed instructions along the edges'of said 15 Vcard, said; linstru@tions vbeing visible above theedgeso the pocket,v ay vfoldV in the liep positioned to break at'the exposed edge' of lieerd for" convenienoeof closing the flap Without forcingA the Card downward, all as 20 Y i and for the purposedesoribed. Y

- Y LOUIS B. CAMPBELL, 

